RMS Utilities, Inc will be doing work at the intersection of Fountain Road and Pikes Peak Highway Sept. 17 to Sept. 19 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. This intersection will be closed for approximately 12 hours each day as crews connect customer water services to a new water line that was installed in…
Old Pueblo Road south of Fountain and north of Hanover Road in southern El Paso County has reopened after new culverts were installed this week and the road has been paved. The roadway, which also serves as an emergency bypass for Interstate 25 had been washed out during torrential storms that pounded the area on…
VIDEO: The Board of El Paso County Commissioners recognized the ongoing need for all residents to be prepared in case of wildfire, flood, blizzard or other emergency. At its regular meeting on Thursday, the Board proclaimed September 2018 as National Emergency Preparedness Month. Commissioner Peggy Littleton read the Proclamation into the record on Thursday, stating,…
The El Paso County Department of Public Works has contracted with Martin Marietta to repave South Academy Boulevard U.S. Highway 115 to B Street in southern Colorado Springs. Weather permitting, the project that will also include repaving of adjacent on and off ramps will begin Monday, Sept. 10 and is expected to be completed at…
The El Paso County Office of Emergency Management in conjunction with Colorado Springs Office of Emergency Management recognizes September as National Preparedness Month. Sponsored by the National Ready Campaign, Preparedness Month focuses on developing and practicing an emergency preparedness plan with family, neighbors and community. The Board of El Paso County Commissioners will proclaim September…
El Paso County Public Works has contracted with Martin Marietta Materials and Asphalt who will be paving Paonia Street from Palmer Park Boulevard through Omaha Boulevard. Weather permitting, the project is scheduled to begin the week of Aug. 20 and is expected to take about two weeks. Palmer Park Boulevard, Powers Boulevard, Tuskegee Place and Omaha…
A paving project will close Bradley Road between Grinnell Boulevard and Goldfield Drive, with alternating lane closures between Wageman Drive and Grinnell. El Paso County Public Works has contracted with Martin Marietta Materials and Asphalt to repave Bradley Road from Grinnell Boulevard through Marabou Way. Weather permitting, the paving project will start Thursday, Aug. 2, and is…
Something positive has come from all the recent rain in the region: There is enough moisture for the El Paso County Highway Division to work on grading rural gravel roads. Starting today, Department of Public Works drivers will be working overtime operating four graders to address maintenance on roads. After record heat and dry days…
The Board of El Paso County Commissioners at its regular meeting Tuesday, July 24, recognized the retirement of Randy Queen, expressing thanks for his 27 years with the Department of Public Works. “Mr. Queen’s knowledge and service has contributed greatly to the ongoing success of the Highway Division and his expertise, commitment, experience and resourcefulness…
El Paso County Public Works crews are completing damage assessment and beginning repairs in the aftermath of the severe thunderstorm that swept through the area Monday afternoon and continued, particularly in the southern part of the County, into the early morning hours Tuesday. Old Pueblo Road washout Storm damage led to injuries to three people…
